We are committed to growing profitably through ethical and responsible investments that support sustainable long-term outcomes.
Our policy is to exclude new investments with significant exposure to specific sectors, such as unconventional oil and gas, gambling, thermal coal, controversial weapons.
Achieving investment goals through Ageas Group
- Ageas Group has achieved its goal of directing EUR 10 billion towards investments that contribute positively to the move to a more sustainable world.
- ESG considerations are integrated in 100% of our investment decisions and all our investment managers are signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.
- MSCI gave our bond portfolio an ESG rating of AA, defining us as an industry leader in sustainable investments.
- We increased investments in our infrastructure funds for core infrastructure projects and invested in green bonds issued by corporations financing projects with a positive environmental impact.
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Ageas Group has joined other global insurers and pension funds members of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) committing to decarbonising their portfolios by 2050 – consistent with a maximum temperature rise of 1.5°C.
Ageas UK has reduced the CO2 of its bond portfolio by half since 2019 and has made strong progress towards its NZAOA commitment to halve CO2 from 2021 to 2030, towards Net-Zero by 2050.
As part of Ageas Group, our membership in NZAOA demonstrates our commitment to collaborative ESG solutions.